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Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen

4.0 of 5
PO Box 554, Longyearbyen 9171, Norway
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Radisson Blu Polar Hotel, Spitsbergen, Longyearbyen
Ranked #2 of 3 hotels in Longyearbyen
4.0 of 5 stars 72 Reviews
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

Stayed for 5 nights in May 2012. Rooms are pretty basic, had the usual bathroom test in figuring out, how to turn on the shower - once again I passed after a while. In May you have daylight 24 hours a day, but the curtains worked very well during nighttime, keeping the daylight out. The breakfast is very, very good... More

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Oslo, Norway
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

We stayed at the Blu Polar hotel for three nights in a week break to Longyearbyen, to experience Svalbard. The room was large enough and we had a view to the parking area. The hotel is perfectly located and within walking distance to some bars and restaurants and boutiques in the walking street. I just would add better curtains to... More

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Maryland, USA
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
55 helpful votes 55 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012

Stayed at the Blu Polar Hotel on a work-related trip in June 2011. I had a very nice experience. My room was fairly large and had a view of the courtyard. The curtains were sufficient to block out most (though not all) of the light, which was important given that the sun never set! Easy walk from the hotel to... More

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Perth (Tasmania), Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2011
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Purchased a winter weekend special of 3 nights at this hotel and were very favourably impressed! The accommodation was more than adequate for two, maintained at high standard of cleanliness. how the cleaners worked around our piles of gear and clothing I don't know, but each time we returned it looked great. Plummeting temperatures and snow outside, but very warm... More

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Denmark
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2011

We had a supirior room with beatiful look over the fjord. Excellent food from a very limted menu. The food is flown in deepfrozen yearround. Attentive (a little too much) service. Godd rooms with adquate space and free Wi-Fi. More

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Salisbury, United Kingdom
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2011
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Stayed here for one night before joining MS Fram on a cruise around Spitsbergen. As we arrived we were told we had to take our shoes off, an amusing sight! About 50 of us all arrived together but checkin was very quick and efficient. The hotel was full the night we stayed. The room was fine, clean and well equiped,... More

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Cheyenne, Wyoming
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011

This hotel is in a prime location in Longyearbyen, Clean, nicely appointed, friendly staff and excellent breakfast buffet. Staff was most helpful in booking a dog sled adventure and airport transport. More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2011
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I was there in September 2011 with my wife and a group of 10 of our friends. We arrived from a 14-day cruise Iceland, Greenland to Svalbard. The hotel was fully booked. Longyearbyen is for sure not the center of the world. But if you are inside this hotel you immediately have the feeling to be back in society. Good... More

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Byron Bay Australia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2011

We stayed for 3 nights in January, despite minimal number of guests, hotel maintains all the services you expect of a brand name hotel. Rooms warm and cosy, decorated with arctic explorer history drawings/stories (could be noisy if there were more guests - I believe the hotel is a relocated kit building from an Olympic village, and the walls are... More

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Vadsø
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

Quite satisfyed by the surroundings and hotel, but standards a level lower than expectations for a hotel in this group. Wooden floors with wooden sounds and superior rooms not significantly better than standard on mainland makes it just OK, but not better. Cannot give more than average rating for the hotel, yet as mentioned the surroundings are good, and nothing... More

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Address: PO Box 554, Longyearbyen 9171, Norway
Price range (per night):* RM741 - 1,057

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